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Following the maxima of participation and openness,AP: Online Journal in Public
Archaeology is open to the contribution of any individual or collective actively
involved in any activity related to Public Archaeology. As we aim to be a
public forum for the development of our discipline, contributing an original
work to this journal is easy but keep in mind that it is peer-reviewed and we
invite original contributions that are not currently under consideration for publication
in other journals.

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